November 3-November 12

Focus:
Finalize projects:
https://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Election-Project

comparative essays
path to presidency project

Begin:
Veterans Day invitations and displays at http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day

Monday November 3
Spelling Base words:
veteran, soldier, combat, honor, glory, valor, free
Review essay project with assignment sheet.
Confer with students as needed.
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Tuesday November 4
Entry: Is there anything in your life worth dying for? Please write 3-5 sentences.

Spelling Words Ready

Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Confer with students as needed.

Wednesday November 5
Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Lesson: Display techniques and presentation for audience

Confer with students as needed.

Thursday November 6
Spelling Tests

Work on projects: comparative essays, presidential process, Veterans Day (http://whatelse.pbwiki.com/Veterans-Day)

Confer with students as needed.

Friday November 7
Power Write
Pow Wow

Monday, November 10: Inservice -- no school
Tuesday, November 11: Veteran’s Day
Wednesday, November 12
Entry: Authority List for Writing -- make a list of writing topics
Spelling: find you own list of frequently misspelled words. Choose five
Power Write
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EALRs:


EALR 1: The student understands and uses a writing process.

Component 1.2: Produces draft(s). W

Component 1.4: Edits text. W
Component 3.3: Knows and applies appropriate grade level writing conventions. W


EALR 3: The student writes clearly and effectively.
Component 3.1: Develops ideas and organizes writing. W

3.1.1 Analyzes ideas, selects a narrow topic, and elaborates using specific details and/or examples.
· Narrows topic with controlling idea (e.g., from general topic, such as baseball, to specific topic, such as “The Mariners are my favorite baseball team.”).
· Selects details relevant to the topic to extend ideas and develop elaboration (e.g., specific words and phrases, reasons, anecdotes, facts, descriptions, examples).

3.2.2 Analyzes and selects language appropriate for specific audiences and purposes.

2.2.1 Demonstrates understanding of different purposes for writing.
· Writes to analyze informational text or data (e.g., explains the steps of a scientific investigation).
· Writes to learn (e.g., math learning logs, reflections, double-entry logs, steps/strategies used to solve math problems), to tell a story, to explain, and to persuade.